[Westheim]

Oddball notes as I am on my way to bed.

The great Craig Hansen retired after the 1999 season, having tied Juan “Mauler” Correa with 272 career wins. However, first place will soon switch hands if you ask Woody Roberts. The career Condor is struggling this year with a 5.36 ERA (just once in an 18-year career has he failed to post a sub-4 ERA, and that was a 4.03 mark in ’95), but has already won four games for a career total of 271.

Roberts already has the career record for strikeouts with currently 3,219. He is the only pitcher with more than 3,000 K. Atlanta’s Carlos Asquabal called it a day with 2,995. Next is still-active Arnold McCray (2,891), followed by some stranger named Kisho Saito (2,800).

The same pitchers find themselves on the list for most innings pitched. Hansen (4,392.1 IP) leads Leland Lewis (4,131.1), who was his team mate for a decade in Pittsburgh, Roberts (4,122.1), McCray (4,087), Bill Smith (4,063.2), and Saito (4,045). No other pitcher has over 4,000, and only a rapidly aging Neil Stewart is anywhere near the mark at 3,768.1;

The only two pitchers with more than 100 complete games for their careers are David Burke (113) and Neil Stewart (111). Burke also leads in shutouts with 35 despite having the shortest career of all the leaders but Correa. Next are Stewart (29), Bastyao Caixinha (24), Correa (21), and Saito (20).

The current top 10 in career homers are still fairly stacked with Raccoons. Michael Root (338) leads Raúl Vázquez (321), Gabriel Cruz (318), Mark Dawson (304), Anibal Rodriguez (282), Jeffrey Brown (270), Daniel Hall (223), Will Jackson (222), Tetsu Osanai (219), and Mark “Icon” Allen (215). Relief is on the way, though, as Jackson as well as 11th and 12th place Horace Henry and Preston O’Day are still active.

Jeffery Brown is the career leader in hits by a sound margin. His 3,484 base knocks lead Paul Connolly by 461. No other player has more than 3,000, although Diego Rodriguez (2,955), Dave Browne (2,884), and Dale Wales (2,817), who complete the top 5, are all still active.

Only eight players have hit 100 triples. Dale Wales (176) leads Roberto Rodriguez (163), Cristo Ramirez (154), Jose Martinez (128), Cipriano Ortega (108), Paul Connolly (107), Xiao-wei Li (103), and Antonio Rodriguez (102). Tomas Maguey has 99 and keeps stretching his legs.

Yeah, was looking for something entirely different while brushing my teeth, and ended up with that.